What now?
Published: 21 Jan. 2026, 20:30
A Seoul court’s ruling that the Dec. 3, 2024, martial law declaration constituted insurrection has accelerated political and legal fallout. Former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo was sentenced to 23 years in prison for playing a key role, marking the first definitive judicial judgment on the case. With lower-ranking figures now punished, attention is turning to former President Yoon Suk Yeol, accused of being the ringleader, who faces a separate initial verdict in February. The ruling has reinforced expectations of heavier accountability and intensified calls for political reckoning and national reckoning over the failed martial law. [PARK YONG_SEOK]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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